French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and EnergyOn the occasion of IDB 2013, French minister Delphine Batho launches a press release confirming the need of preserving biodiversity worldwide and French commitments towards biodiversity. The setting up of the national agency for biodiversity is underway.

The Ministry also presents, in partnership with the CREDOC, a study providing insights on evolving biodiversity concerns within French society.

For further enhancement of biodiversity awareness, The French Observatory for Biodiversity makes available its online edition of biodiversity indicators for 2013. Facts and figures support the status of biodiversity evolution: species in mainland and overseas France, water pollution, plant protection products...

Within the framework of French Strategy for Biodiversity 2011-2020, legal bodies are invited to take action that may be officially acknowledged within their domain of activities.